diff --git a/chart2/source/tools/ChartTypeHelper.cxx b/chart2/source/tools/ChartTypeHelper.cxx
index a92f43787c60..7008e8bb0c9d 100644
--- a/chart2/source/tools/ChartTypeHelper.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/tools/ChartTypeHelper.cxx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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  *
  * $RCSfile: ChartTypeHelper.cxx,v $
- * $Revision: 1.20 $
+ * $Revision: 1.21 $
  *
  * This file is part of OpenOffice.org.
  *
@@ -375,6 +375,18 @@ bool ChartTypeHelper::isSupportingStartingAngle( const uno::Reference< chart2::X
     return false;
 }
 
+bool ChartTypeHelper::shiftTicksAtXAxisPerDefault( const uno::Reference< chart2::XChartType >& xChartType )
+{
+    if(xChartType.is())
+    {
+        rtl::OUString aChartTypeName = xChartType->getChartType();
+        if( aChartTypeName.match(CHART2_SERVICE_NAME_CHARTTYPE_COLUMN)
+            || aChartTypeName.match(CHART2_SERVICE_NAME_CHARTTYPE_BAR) )
+            return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 bool ChartTypeHelper::noBordersForSimpleScheme( const uno::Reference< chart2::XChartType >& xChartType )
 {
     if(xChartType.is())